Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
42. Shaalabbin ] = “ the place of foxes;” comp. the story of Samson, Jdg 15:4. It appears in 1Ki 4:9 as the home of one of David’s “mighty men.” For Ajalon see above, ch. Jos 10:12; Jethlah has not been identified.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 42. Shaalabbin] The foxes. Of this city the Amorites kept constant possession. See Jdg 1:35.
Ajalon] There was a place of this name about two miles from Nicopolis or Emmaus, on the road to Jerusalem.-Calmet.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And Shaalabbin,…. The first of these is the same with Shaalbim, Jud 1:35; and which Jerom r calls Selab, in the tribe of Dan; and which he says was in his day shown a large village on the borders of Sebaste, by the name of Selaba.
and Ajalon is famous for the standing still of the moon in its valley while Joshua pursued his enemies, [See comments on Jos 10:12];
and Jethlah, of which we read nowhere else.
r De loc. Heb. fol. 94. K.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
42-45. Aijalon See Jos 10:12.
Thimnathah Perhaps the same as Timnah, Jos 15:10.
Ekron See Jos 13:3. The rest of these cities are now unknown.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Shaalabbin: Eusebius calls it , and places it in Samaria, and Jerome calls it Salebi – Ezek. 48 and joins it to Ajalon and Emmaus. Jdg 1:35, Shaalbim
Ajalon: This appears to be the Ajalon which Jerome places two miles from Nicopolis or Emmaus, in the road to Jerusalem. Jos 10:12, Jos 21:24, 1Sa 14:31
Reciprocal: Jdg 12:12 – Aijalon 1Ki 4:9 – Shaalbim 1Ch 8:13 – Aijalon 2Ch 11:10 – Zorah